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was saying .i remember feeling like i did not belong there and it felt wrong and fake


what kind of church or religon for you when you were little

2007-04-17 14:29:27 · 14 answers · asked by ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻ 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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It was torture. As a child I didn't understand what the purpose of going to sit still and be quiet for an hour was. I attribute this to me becoming an atheist many years later...but only after being forced into first communion and confirmation. If there were free will involved in going to church then maybe I wouldn't have associated this discomfort with religion and gone on blissfully ignorant.

2007-04-17 14:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by Inigo 3 · 1 1

To be honest, I really can't remember being taken to church much when I was little, except for Easter, when everyone got dressed up.
I know I was baptized in the Episcopal church when I was a baby, but not much was made of it till I turned twelve.
When a person turns twelve in the Episcopal church, he/she is expected to be "confirmed", which basically means thaat they are now responsible to God for themselves. At that point, I discovered Christianity for myself, and I have been a Christian ever since.
I did do some spiritual searching during the sixties, I think everyone did...but I don't remember ever wanting to leave Christianity for any other religion.

2007-04-17 22:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Oh I loved church when I was younger. I was a perfectly devout little girl who loved the Lord with all her heart. I was a Methodist, and I usually went alone because my parents and siblings were somewhat lax about attending.

That all changed when my parents divorced. I lived with my father and step-family. My oldest stepbrother was a minister, and he, along with the rest of my step-family, had a gospel band that traveled the tri-state area.

Suddenly, church went from being very calming and peaceful to something much like what you see in the movie Jesus Camp. It changed me, and I became an atheist by age 11.

2007-04-17 21:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 1 0

I was raised in a devoutly Catholic family, and was taken to church since earliest infancy. Most of my earliest memories involve church and religion. I always enjoyed going to church, and thought the music and art were very beautiful. I loved the sound of the pipe organ playing. I learned to follow along with the service very early, and was happy to do so. The more I learned about the Mass, the more in tune I felt with it. I liked church as a kid, and still enjoy going today.

2007-04-17 21:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by solarius 7 · 2 0

I was bored silly by the mass, but I loved smelling the incense!! I disliked the whole confession and repenting by saying prayers on a rosary thingee.....how much bad can a little person do? I always used to make things up cos I guess I felt the priest wouldn't believe me if I said I hadn't done anything wrong!!

2007-04-17 23:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jade 4 · 0 0

When I was very little and didn't understand anything except that my Grandmother was playing the Piano.. it did not matter much.. we attended a non-denominational country Church...

When I was a teen, my Step-mother dragged us from Church to Church and they would ask us not to come back (they didn't like my questions.. which were not disrespectful but were pertaining to the Bible)...

I was Baptized many times as a teen.. but not Truly Baptized until I was 46 years old.

2007-04-17 21:46:48 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0 1

My parents took me to the LDS church when I was little. My mom always brought little snacks, and books and crayons for me to keep quiet. I remember thinking that was cool.
My teachers at primary (sunday school) were very kind, and kept things very interesting.
I stopped going to church for a very long time, but I really missed it. I never really had any negative feelings towards church until I started investigating other faiths. It just did not seem like the spirit was there. . .like there was something missing. Coming back to my faith was just like coming home, and smelling fresh baked cookies.

2007-04-17 21:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by cclleeoo 4 · 1 1

for me when i was real little like 5 or so, i didnt really pay attention furing church. id go to sunday school, hang out for a bit, go into church, listen to the childrens sermon, then listen to the choir, then id just play little games and play with toys with other lttle kids during church. as i got older and as i began to learn about God and the Bible more and understand it, it began to become more fullfilling and rewarding for me. thats why i still go, but for many more reasons.
Hope that helps! God Bless

2007-04-17 21:40:09 · answer #8 · answered by hermione_granger2393 2 · 0 0

I am a Christian, and sometimes when I was a little girl I had a problem with falling asleep, but I knew I should be listening, i think my subconscience soaked it all in for me because I still am a Christian, but I am much stronger in my faith now, and I don't fall asleep anymore!
My church is a non-denominational Christian Church

2007-04-17 21:36:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I grew up going to a Methodist church. When I was actually old enough to understand what was going on, it didn't feel right to me. I tried to believe and to make sense of it in my head, but it just wasn't right for me, so as I got older I stopped going.

2007-04-17 21:33:13 · answer #10 · answered by jellybean24 5 · 0 1

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